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it came to the supreme court because the state of texas challenged a federal court in san antonio texas which had drafted what is known as an interim redistricting plan. the texas legislature drafted a redistricting plan after the 2010 census. texas is what is known as a covered state under the voting rights act because it had passed discrimination against voters... because it had past discrimination voters. as a coverage state its redistricting plans have to be approved by the department of justice or a federal district court in washington. it has not yet gotten clearance. the department of justice has raised questions about some of the districts that have been drafted. a whole raft of organizations, civil rights groups, have challenged the redistricting plan in a federal court in san antonio texas. because this has dragged on and has texas not gotten pre-clearance or a final decision, the court in san antonio felt it needed to draft an interim plan because the primary was coming up, filing deadlines were coming up. texas said that court did not apply the proper standard in drafting it
it came to the supreme court because the state of texas challenged a federal court in san antonio texas which had drafted what is known as an interim redistricting plan. the texas legislature drafted a redistricting plan after the 2010 census. texas is what is known as a covered state under the voting rights act because it had passed discrimination against voters... because it had past discrimination voters. as a coverage state its redistricting plans have to be approved by the department of...
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and republican senator kay bailey hutchison of texas. senator brown, why is this so important to have and why is richard cordray the right person to lead it? >> i probably know richard cordray better than any member of the senate. i knew hem when he was state fresh ruhr, attorney general and now at the bureau. he is qualified... imminently qualified and that's what republicans democrat and democrats alike including the former republican senator from ohio mike dewine, now the attorney general of it and other have endorsed him and banks and credit unions. it matters because we know what happened in the financial crisis and we need a consumer cop on the beat. we need somebody responsive, somebody that will stand up to wall street, somebody that will stand up for consumers and why would we not do that and want a good strong independent voice representing people who have been hurt by the this financial crisis? >> woodruff: senator hutchison, why is that the wrong argument and why is cord ray not the right person? >> we are not arguing about m
and republican senator kay bailey hutchison of texas. senator brown, why is this so important to have and why is richard cordray the right person to lead it? >> i probably know richard cordray better than any member of the senate. i knew hem when he was state fresh ruhr, attorney general and now at the bureau. he is qualified... imminently qualified and that's what republicans democrat and democrats alike including the former republican senator from ohio mike dewine, now the attorney...
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separate provision that would force immediate approval of the keystone oil pipeline from canada to texas. republicans wanted it, democrats stoutly opposed it, and president obama threatened a veto. but house speaker john boehner counseled calm today. >> i think everyone just needs to step back and take a deep breath. i think there's an easy way to untangle all of this. we just need to let the members do their jobs and we need to let the two institutions do their work. >> woodruff: for his part, at a washington event, the president urged congress to get all of it done-- the tax cut extension, the spending bill and another extension of long-term unemployment benefits. >> there's no reason why we shouldn't be able to extend these items before holidays. there's no reason the government should shut down over this and expect all of us to do what's necessary to do the people's business and make sure it's done before the end of the year. >> woodruff: but while there was still time to make a deal, a new poll suggested the damage has already been done to congress' standing. the pew survey found tw
separate provision that would force immediate approval of the keystone oil pipeline from canada to texas. republicans wanted it, democrats stoutly opposed it, and president obama threatened a veto. but house speaker john boehner counseled calm today. >> i think everyone just needs to step back and take a deep breath. i think there's an easy way to untangle all of this. we just need to let the members do their jobs and we need to let the two institutions do their work. >> woodruff:...
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i balanced six state budgets as the governor of the state of texas. we worked to create the best job creation environment in america. i'm a social conservative who has defended traditional marriage and protected the unborn children, including signing a budget that defunded planned parenthood. >> woodruff: michele bachmann was making ten stops on her own bus tour of the state. the minnesota congresswoman was using the week in a last attempt for momentum. she's dropped from the spotlight since winning the iowa straw poll back in august. newt gingrich also had his moment as frontrunner in iowa. but has since fallen back. in dubuque today, he played up his record as speaker of the house in the 1990s, dealing with then-president clinton. >> i was effective. i actually got the deal done. so it wasn't 112% pure. but it worked. we had a liberal democrat decide welfare reform, we had a liberal democrat deciding tax cut. we had a liberal democrat sign four balanced budgets. i think that's pretty effective conservatism. >> woodruff: the man now sharing the lead
i balanced six state budgets as the governor of the state of texas. we worked to create the best job creation environment in america. i'm a social conservative who has defended traditional marriage and protected the unborn children, including signing a budget that defunded planned parenthood. >> woodruff: michele bachmann was making ten stops on her own bus tour of the state. the minnesota congresswoman was using the week in a last attempt for momentum. she's dropped from the spotlight...
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where i was wrong, i've tried to correct myself. >> sreenivasan: texas governor rick perry, meanwhile, made an unusual appeal to religious voters, likening himself to denver broncos quarterback tim tebow, whose born-again christian faith has been well publicized. >> i hope i am the tim tebow of the iowa caucuses. >> sreenivasan: with recent polls in iowa showing the race there narrowing, the contest could still be anyone's game. >> lehrer: and to the analysis of shields and brooks-- syndicated columnist mark shields, "new york times" columnist david brooks. ings mark, last night, gingrich was clear the major tearing of just about everybody. how did he go through it? >> well, jim, there's a great question. if it's a two-candidate race, it's shields against brooks, shields attacks brooks, and either brooks benefits from the attack or he's hurt by the attack. but when you get lehrer in and get seven people, and the attack is made, then you don't know who the beneficiary is. in other words, romney did not go after gingrich last night. >> mary: he stayed away. >> michele bachmann i thought
where i was wrong, i've tried to correct myself. >> sreenivasan: texas governor rick perry, meanwhile, made an unusual appeal to religious voters, likening himself to denver broncos quarterback tim tebow, whose born-again christian faith has been well publicized. >> i hope i am the tim tebow of the iowa caucuses. >> sreenivasan: with recent polls in iowa showing the race there narrowing, the contest could still be anyone's game. >> lehrer: and to the analysis of shields...
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texas congressman ron paul had 22%, after a recent surge. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum polled 16%-- three times what he had a month ago. and, newt gingrich slumped nearly 20 points in recent weeks to 14%. new turmoil erupted across syria today, as the presence of arab league peace monitors failed to stop the violence. activists reported security forces killeat least sixst people in the city of hama and there was word of new shootings in homs, as well. we have a report narrated by cordelia lynch of "independent television news." >> reporter: gunfire on the streets of hama as the army shoots at demonstrators. "freedom will be forever," they cry as teargas is thrown at them. closeby in homs, the monitors sent to observe are forced to dodge bullets. shortly after, their leader stated nothing frightening was happening there. but in the same city they're led as they step outside a clear view of the tanks so publicly withdrawn. yet, the protesters keen to peacefully demonstrate have little faith in the ability of the observers. >> ( tr
texas congressman ron paul had 22%, after a recent surge. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum polled 16%-- three times what he had a month ago. and, newt gingrich slumped nearly 20 points in recent weeks to 14%. new turmoil erupted across syria today, as the presence of arab league peace monitors failed to stop the violence. activists reported security forces killeat least sixst people in the city of hama and there was word of new shootings in homs, as well. we have a report narrated by...
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. >> reporter: texas congressman ron paul was drawing big crowds and running second or even tied with romney for the lead. >> and this is the dramatic difference is between now and even four years ago. the people know that we have a serious economic problem to deal with. and most people now-- i believe the statistics and the polling shows that-- 70% of the american people are now saying enough is enough. >> suarez: he got another boost overnight when iowa state senator kent sorensen endorsed him. sorenson had been state chairman for minnesota congresswoman michelle bachmann. >> in 2010, when i was running for the state senate, congressman paul came in three separate events for me, and i felt like he was by my side in a tough race, now it's time for me to be by his side, when he has an opportunity, and he's in a tough race himself. >> suarez: bachmann insisted she's staying in the race, despite lagging numbers. and her campaign claimed sorensen was paid a large sum of money to defect-- a claim ron paul denied. meanwhile, things were looking up for rick santorum, who tripled his support
. >> reporter: texas congressman ron paul was drawing big crowds and running second or even tied with romney for the lead. >> and this is the dramatic difference is between now and even four years ago. the people know that we have a serious economic problem to deal with. and most people now-- i believe the statistics and the polling shows that-- 70% of the american people are now saying enough is enough. >> suarez: he got another boost overnight when iowa state senator kent...
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. >> woodruff: texas congressman ron paul charged gingrich with repeatedly shifting his views on key issues. >> you have admitted many of the positions where you have changed positions. but, you know, if you were looking for a consistent position, you know, i think there'd be a little bit of trouble, anybody competing with me on consistency over a long period of time. ( cheers and applause ) >> woodruff: texas governor rick perry, meanwhile, hammered romney over the health care law he signed as governor of massachusetts. >> i read your first book and it said in there that your mandate in massachusetts should be the model for the country. and i know it came out of the reprint of the book, but you know, i'm just saying you're for individual mandates, my friend. >> you know what? you've raised that before, rick, and you're still wrong. >> it was true then. >> no, no. >> and it's true now. ( laughter ) >> rick, i'll tell you what: 10,000 bucks-- ( applause ) $10,000 bet? >> i'm not in the betting business, but i'll give you the... >> oh, okay, okay. >> woodruff: the debate participants w
. >> woodruff: texas congressman ron paul charged gingrich with repeatedly shifting his views on key issues. >> you have admitted many of the positions where you have changed positions. but, you know, if you were looking for a consistent position, you know, i think there'd be a little bit of trouble, anybody competing with me on consistency over a long period of time. ( cheers and applause ) >> woodruff: texas governor rick perry, meanwhile, hammered romney over the health...
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she's now at the university of texas in austin. andrew wilders the director of afghanistan and pakistan programs at the united states institute of peace. he has worked in both countries for more than 20 years, running humanitarian organizations and doing research. we thank you both for being with us. andrew wilder, to you first. on today's bombing. these are rare, as we said, have been years since something like this has happened in afghanistan. sectarian violence on shiites. what is the significance that it's happening now? >> as if afghanistan needed a new kind of violence. we haven't seen this kind of sectarian attack in afghanistan. it's quite frequent and common in pakistan to see this kind of attack. but not in afghanistan. that's why it's very unusual. again, a coordinated attack in three cities at the same time. really unfortunate to see this kind of sunni-she a type of violence in afghanistan. the attacks have been mostly directed at official tarring hes, military targets but not sectarian tarring hes like the shia communi
she's now at the university of texas in austin. andrew wilders the director of afghanistan and pakistan programs at the united states institute of peace. he has worked in both countries for more than 20 years, running humanitarian organizations and doing research. we thank you both for being with us. andrew wilder, to you first. on today's bombing. these are rare, as we said, have been years since something like this has happened in afghanistan. sectarian violence on shiites. what is the...
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another former front-runner, texas governor rick perry, was running fourth or fifth, depending on the poll. >> the day that president obama came into office. >> reporter: and minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann, who lost two top staffers this week, was trailing the field. she discounted the low turnout at a meet-and-greet event in early iowa this afternoon. >> i guess our effort wasn't to bring crowds out. we were just dropping in. >> brown: as the weekend arrived, the race in iowa remained fluid. many likely caucus-goers said they were still deciding on which candidate to support come tuesday. wood wood is in iowa reporting for us through the voting next tuesday night. i spoke with her a short time ago in des moines. so, judy, for a long time it seemed mitt romney wasn't going to fight that hard in iowa, but no more, right? >> woodruff: well, that's right, jeff. it looks that way. the first thing we need to say is what a large number of undecided voters there are in iowa and you'll hear a little more about that in a minute when you see the interview i did with voters last night.
another former front-runner, texas governor rick perry, was running fourth or fifth, depending on the poll. >> the day that president obama came into office. >> reporter: and minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann, who lost two top staffers this week, was trailing the field. she discounted the low turnout at a meet-and-greet event in early iowa this afternoon. >> i guess our effort wasn't to bring crowds out. we were just dropping in. >> brown: as the weekend arrived,...
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texas congressman ron paul was second at 18% followed by former massachusetts governor mitt romney at 16%. the nbc news survey released on sunday also had gingrich in the lead but with romney in second and paul just a point behind. seizing on the mow men actual, the gingrich campaign today released its first television ad in iowa. >> some people say the america we know and love is a thing of the past. i don't believe that. because working together, i know we can rebuild america. >> woodruff: the candidate himself sounded upbeat as reporters shouted questions to him during a trip today to new york city. >> what do you think of the new poll? >> good. >> can you beat obama? >> yes. >> woodruff: gingrich was in new york to meet with real estate mogul donald trump who plans to host a republican debate in iowa later this month. some of the new support for gingrich in iowa came from herman cain who quit the race on saturday amid allegations of sexual harassment and an extra marital affair. >> i am suspending my presidential campaign because of the continued distraction, the continued hurt ca
texas congressman ron paul was second at 18% followed by former massachusetts governor mitt romney at 16%. the nbc news survey released on sunday also had gingrich in the lead but with romney in second and paul just a point behind. seizing on the mow men actual, the gingrich campaign today released its first television ad in iowa. >> some people say the america we know and love is a thing of the past. i don't believe that. because working together, i know we can rebuild america. >>...
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relatives existed through stories and memory ease in like zombies on ropes of camel smoke and demand a texas holdum. no wonder they call it spirits. spirits vad my father with cower vas yea. spirits made him burn rubber screaming in the driveway. the marianet and tongue were skillets at mid night. i wouldn't see his ass again until the next afternoon. twoshgs johnnie. gee my cousin john edwards volunteered for possession every week. he was certified. ex exor citizenim did nothing. colt 45, crazy horse they demand the sacrifices in blood so bottles would go to the couch friday night. walls kicked until straight jackets lay waiting on the lawn. mama would site visions of gang boys with metal vent as if it explained anything. it didn't between dusk from the and dawn saturday he was ready to blow the -- up. do you want some of this? oh , no, yes oh , no or yes , i will be damn, i will be damn, i will be damn. [applause] >> this is called someone else's child. and i guess it's a sort of an imagined conversation with a took place in a real moment in my father's hospital room in a matter of weeks b
relatives existed through stories and memory ease in like zombies on ropes of camel smoke and demand a texas holdum. no wonder they call it spirits. spirits vad my father with cower vas yea. spirits made him burn rubber screaming in the driveway. the marianet and tongue were skillets at mid night. i wouldn't see his ass again until the next afternoon. twoshgs johnnie. gee my cousin john edwards volunteered for possession every week. he was certified. ex exor citizenim did nothing. colt 45,...
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yet, here in austin, texas, this home sold for $380,000. the people who bought it moved from california. >> he moved his family and his business from california to austin. they traded in a one bedroom apartment for this four bedroom home. >> if we stayed in california, in order for us to make it where we want to live, we need to be a two income family. >> reporter: with the lower cost of living, his wife now stays home with their daughter. >> we go to gym. swimming lessons. >> reporter: yet they miss the california weather and the ocean. >> my first surf board. >> reporter: for now they will trade blue waters for greener pastures. >>> what does madonna have in common with michael jackson? the gig she handed that will be one of her biggest gigs ever. >>> coming up next on game day. the 49ers turn around has them back in the playoffs. inside the locker room and we will capture the emotion of the victory. and tiger woods needed a 6-foot birdie to end his drought and history for the women's soccer team sat stanford. game day is next. ,,,,,,,,,,
yet, here in austin, texas, this home sold for $380,000. the people who bought it moved from california. >> he moved his family and his business from california to austin. they traded in a one bedroom apartment for this four bedroom home. >> if we stayed in california, in order for us to make it where we want to live, we need to be a two income family. >> reporter: with the lower cost of living, his wife now stays home with their daughter. >> we go to gym. swimming...
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the satellite radar picture combined and you can see basically that texas is getting much needed rain in parts of new mexico getting snow showers. also snow will be falling in the colorado area as well. basically the middle of the country is where we are looking at some cold fronts coming through and then we'll eventually start to see some of that impacting our area slowly. it's a slow moving cold front. you can see impacting parts of the middle section of the country north of texas into parts of kansas, missouri, and in the plains. we have high pressure in the mid atlantic. we have clear skies. another cold night, but then we'll see plenty of sunshine. so, chilly saturday for your weekend starting off and milder for your sunday. great for holiday prep. showers arriving by tuesday. slow moving cold front that we're going to see here. here's a look at your forecast overnight. clear and cold. lows will be 27 to 37 degrees. tomorrow morning mostly sunny and cold. we need a jacket. winds will be light. sunrise at 7:09. hopefully we'll be sleeping in. afternoon mostly sunny and chilly. nee
the satellite radar picture combined and you can see basically that texas is getting much needed rain in parts of new mexico getting snow showers. also snow will be falling in the colorado area as well. basically the middle of the country is where we are looking at some cold fronts coming through and then we'll eventually start to see some of that impacting our area slowly. it's a slow moving cold front. you can see impacting parts of the middle section of the country north of texas into parts...
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six states like texas and southern leaders and proslavery. rejuvenation to engage -- invade cuba and central america so that there would have more land. so you get the sense that even though the north has the majority of the nation's population and industry in rhode, it is the south that is the more brash and aggressive king. this is illustrated most graphically when massachusetts senator's take to the floor of the senate and get their -- gives a speech about kansas and slavery in its fenders. in reply to a south carolina carson, preston brooks approaches sumner, raises his bold top cain, and beats him almost to death on the floor of the senate in plain sight. for this act rex's is to lead lionized. this says most vocal of listen. so in diaries and letters and news reports, you get the sense that any slavery -- that mothers feel pushed around and billy by what they called asleep palace. we north democrats. they're called go faces because there were half one face and valuable in this hands of slaveholders. all three of the president's fit the
six states like texas and southern leaders and proslavery. rejuvenation to engage -- invade cuba and central america so that there would have more land. so you get the sense that even though the north has the majority of the nation's population and industry in rhode, it is the south that is the more brash and aggressive king. this is illustrated most graphically when massachusetts senator's take to the floor of the senate and get their -- gives a speech about kansas and slavery in its fenders....
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the texas congressman has a loyal base of supporters, some who have not stopped working since his bid for the presidency in 2008 but in a race that has cycled through several front runners iowa is still anyone's to 1, terrell brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> john huntsman has not campaigned there. it was a goopy mess that stranded drivers and caused damage to their cars, now the maryland truck company responsible says it is having trouble paying for it. it only has a 1 million dollar insurance policy and the payouts will likely exceed that amount. about a thousand people have filed claims saying that substance damaged their cars. >>> the sun is long gone as with start a very wet day in our area. let's take a live look outside shall we? the rain is coming down. it isn't expected to stop for quite sometime. so how long until we see that sunshine again. hello. >> hello, jess, good afternoon, everybody. we will see the sunshine again tomorrow morning at sunrise. let's take a look at radar. rain in the area until about 8:00 tonight. we keep expanding the picture you got to go down to southwe
the texas congressman has a loyal base of supporters, some who have not stopped working since his bid for the presidency in 2008 but in a race that has cycled through several front runners iowa is still anyone's to 1, terrell brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> john huntsman has not campaigned there. it was a goopy mess that stranded drivers and caused damage to their cars, now the maryland truck company responsible says it is having trouble paying for it. it only has a 1 million dollar...
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about the system is that it brought much needed moisture to drought dramaticken parts of oklahoma and texas. cbs news, kansas. >>> that's our snow. they ripped it off. >> you have been complaining about the lack of snow. >> i need to see some snow, and soon. >> february is generally the wettest month in the bay area as far as rain is concerned. which translates into snow in the high sierra. our weather camera looking towards san francisco. if you want to compile all the driest december's on record. it was 1986 and 989. we had no monthly rain fall in san francisco. this month, only .6, which places us in third place. that's third driest december on record. san francisco 49% of where we should be. in comparison to last year when we were at 111% of normal. currently with the drey air mass in place, numbers are plummeting. 38 trivalley. widespread frost over night. so ively tomorrow morning a very frosty start. winter arrives tomorrow evening. blame it on this guy right here. huge dome of high pressure can i be thing to the stagnant air. tomorrow is a spare the air day. tonight with the frost d
about the system is that it brought much needed moisture to drought dramaticken parts of oklahoma and texas. cbs news, kansas. >>> that's our snow. they ripped it off. >> you have been complaining about the lack of snow. >> i need to see some snow, and soon. >> february is generally the wettest month in the bay area as far as rain is concerned. which translates into snow in the high sierra. our weather camera looking towards san francisco. if you want to compile all...
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. >>> police are hunting versus texas that the two men outside a d.c. nightclub. the victims say they were stabbed in front of the mood lounge on ninth street. they arrived at the hospital just after 1:00 a.m. this morning and are expected to survive. police released no information on the suspect or the motives. >>> a man is dead after crashing a motorcycle which shut down a stretch of the belt way overnight on the outer loop at colesville road. at the motorcycle struck a guard rail and caught fire. the rider died at a hospital. police believe speed and alcohol were factors. >>> a heart wrenching, heard ranting night for family and friends of two young women -- heart wrenching heart wrenching night for a family and friends for two women who died on university boulevard. those attending say they hope the vigil will help them and everyone learned from this tragedy. >> to be careful. tell the ones you love how much you care about them. >> a third passenger was critically injured. police are still investigating what caused the accident. >>> just-in-time for new year,
. >>> police are hunting versus texas that the two men outside a d.c. nightclub. the victims say they were stabbed in front of the mood lounge on ninth street. they arrived at the hospital just after 1:00 a.m. this morning and are expected to survive. police released no information on the suspect or the motives. >>> a man is dead after crashing a motorcycle which shut down a stretch of the belt way overnight on the outer loop at colesville road. at the motorcycle struck a...
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. >> when he got into the office, he made it very clear that revenues might be used for texas. he made it part of the solution but before you talk about that he would make deep cuts. >> then the governor pushed his message to her by letting californians feel the pain of triggered cuts when they saw it materialized. >> i think they had 10 or 11 months to look at the possibility of not having the need to provide basic services. they are also going to look at taxes to ask people who make more money to pay taxes as well. >> efforts to stimulate the economy with payroll tax cuts for 160 americans, committed americans. it's as if the sales tax that is significant. >> what governor brown is trying to do at the federal level is to really push this off to the sales tax so that's driven by obviously enough consumer activity. of course it's also banking on the idea that there will be a lot of consumer activity. >> earlier this month the governor said the economy had created $100 billion of new wealth. and while it's still the fall short for the budget it wasn't necessary to have the full
. >> when he got into the office, he made it very clear that revenues might be used for texas. he made it part of the solution but before you talk about that he would make deep cuts. >> then the governor pushed his message to her by letting californians feel the pain of triggered cuts when they saw it materialized. >> i think they had 10 or 11 months to look at the possibility of not having the need to provide basic services. they are also going to look at taxes to ask people...
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economy by far as the country's largest export and slavery is also on the march exploding in states like texas and the southern leaders and the proslavery urging the nation to invade cuba in central america so they would have more land to plant. so you get this sense also that even though the north had the majority of the nation's population and industry it's the south that is the more this was illustrated most graphically in 1856 when the massachusetts senator charles sumner takes to the floor of the senate and gives a stinging speech about kansas and slavery and its defenders and then in the south carolina congressman preston brooks approaches him, raises his cane and beats him almost to death on the floor of the senate in plain sight and for this act he is instantly lionized in the south for, quote, lashing into submission. the senate's most vocal abolition. so in diaries and letters and news reports you get the sense that any feel beaten up and pushed around and bullied by what they call the slave power. there's a wonderful phrase in this era for the week northern democrats called both cas
economy by far as the country's largest export and slavery is also on the march exploding in states like texas and the southern leaders and the proslavery urging the nation to invade cuba in central america so they would have more land to plant. so you get this sense also that even though the north had the majority of the nation's population and industry it's the south that is the more this was illustrated most graphically in 1856 when the massachusetts senator charles sumner takes to the floor...
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texas. you walked into the lyndon johnson library -- the first two floors are a museum, then there's this huge staircase and on top of it are four floors. there's a glass wall with four floors of the papers of lyndon johnson. it all, whatever there are, there are 34,000,000 documents down there. they're all in these boxes, red buckram boxes stamped with the presidential seal in gold, and they tower up four stories, so that was the moment i thought of quitting, actually. and then, of course, for the next few years, we spent a lot of time -- my wife ina, and myself -- in texas. c-span: i want to ask you a personal question. i'm not sure you want to answer it, but i'll ask it anyway. how do you afford to do this kind of thing? you spent seven years on robert moses, and you spent 14 years on lyndon johnson. who pays the bills during these periods? >> guest: well, it's very different. you know, for the first book, i did it for a tiny advance. i think it was a $2,500 advance. nobody was really int
texas. you walked into the lyndon johnson library -- the first two floors are a museum, then there's this huge staircase and on top of it are four floors. there's a glass wall with four floors of the papers of lyndon johnson. it all, whatever there are, there are 34,000,000 documents down there. they're all in these boxes, red buckram boxes stamped with the presidential seal in gold, and they tower up four stories, so that was the moment i thought of quitting, actually. and then, of course, for...
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texas governor rick perry is on a campaign bus tour through iowa. he's running a campaign ad that takes aim at washington lawmakers. his rivals, bachmann and paul. faw washington is the problem, why trust a congressman to fix it? >> many political analysts believe paul may have the best chance of winning in iowa. the texas congressman has a loyal base of supporters in the state. some who have not been stopped working. but in a race that's cycled through front-runners, iowa is still anyone's to win. terrell brown, cbs news, washington. >>> former utah governor jon huntsman has not campaigned in iowa. he's concentrating on the new hampshire primary that is being held january 10th. >>> meanwhile, president obama is considering whether to allow yemen's outgoing leader into the united states for medical treatment. ali saleh agreed to step down last month after months of violent protests in his country. he's seeking treatment for injuries he suffered when rebels stormed his compound earlier this year. >>> the man accused of killing two people and kidnappi
texas governor rick perry is on a campaign bus tour through iowa. he's running a campaign ad that takes aim at washington lawmakers. his rivals, bachmann and paul. faw washington is the problem, why trust a congressman to fix it? >> many political analysts believe paul may have the best chance of winning in iowa. the texas congressman has a loyal base of supporters in the state. some who have not been stopped working. but in a race that's cycled through front-runners, iowa is still...
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in a car accident in new mexico and it is expected that blizzard conditions brought down a plane in texas killing five but for a lot of travelers it was more of a nuisance as they set off for the holiday. >> it was crazy. i slid off in the median was there for hours waiting for help. took me three hours to get 30 miles. >> the storm is creating a big boost for hotels along the interstates. >>> we are clearing out across the bay area. check out this view from behind me of the weather behind us on the roof cam. looks good. beautiful picture over san francisco. we are expecting mild temperatures by later on this afternoon. so currently out there right now, mostly in the 50s. you will notice in concord it's chilly only 41 degrees right now. still waiting for some cloud cover, some fog to clear but overall, yeah, we're not doing too bad. definitely no winter storms out there for us here in the bay area. so we did still have a little bit of low clouds, fog over portions of the central valley, also through concord as i mentioned, fairfield. antioch still waiting for some clouds to clear. but ove
in a car accident in new mexico and it is expected that blizzard conditions brought down a plane in texas killing five but for a lot of travelers it was more of a nuisance as they set off for the holiday. >> it was crazy. i slid off in the median was there for hours waiting for help. took me three hours to get 30 miles. >> the storm is creating a big boost for hotels along the interstates. >>> we are clearing out across the bay area. check out this view from behind me of...
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they claim they stole the personal information from stratfor, a texas-based firm. clients include apple, the miami police department and u.s. air force. the department of defense told cbs news there has been, quote, no impact on pentagon networks. >>> a christmas tragedy in texas. seven members of one family were found shot to death. police say it was murder and suicide and happened after they finished opening presents. selena hernandez of ktvt, our station in dallas-ft. reports. >> reporter: the merriment of the holiday was overshadowed by a horrific crime scene. grapevine police say the bodies of seven people were found shot to death inside this apartment unit. investigators say the victims include four women and three men and range in age from 18 to early 60s. police believe they are related, but can't elaborate on the extent of their ties. a 911 call led officers to the gruesome discovery. investigators say it appeared the family had just celebrated the holiday, unwrapped packages were found. as were two handguns. it's still unclear what led to the deadly shoot
they claim they stole the personal information from stratfor, a texas-based firm. clients include apple, the miami police department and u.s. air force. the department of defense told cbs news there has been, quote, no impact on pentagon networks. >>> a christmas tragedy in texas. seven members of one family were found shot to death. police say it was murder and suicide and happened after they finished opening presents. selena hernandez of ktvt, our station in dallas-ft. reports....
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it also speeds up the oil pipeline from canada to texas. the white house says that president obama will veto the bill he wants the holiday put off until there is a deal. recess is scheduled to begin late next week so the holidays could arrive before an agreement. >>catherine: now that the trial against dr. conrad murray has ended, the appeals process is just getting started. today in los angeles dr. murray asks for a court-appointed attorney to handle his appeal. he said he had an issue in he would pay for the lawyer himself but now says that he simply cannot afford it. he was convicted last month of causing michael jackson's death by giving him a lethal dose of medicine to help him sleep. if the conviction is upheld he would likely spend about two years in jail. [music] >>jacqueline: a look outside from our mount tancam this afternoon, you can see some fog, we will see some clouds out there to our morning but not many. all temperatures will still be quite cold, 30 degrees in napa, 38 in san jose, 39 in oakland and as we head into the after
it also speeds up the oil pipeline from canada to texas. the white house says that president obama will veto the bill he wants the holiday put off until there is a deal. recess is scheduled to begin late next week so the holidays could arrive before an agreement. >>catherine: now that the trial against dr. conrad murray has ended, the appeals process is just getting started. today in los angeles dr. murray asks for a court-appointed attorney to handle his appeal. he said he had an issue...
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fort worth, texas, republican line, the morning. guest: if there is a christian right, there must be a pagan left. host: a lot of people would say that with jesus, with emphasis of helping the poor, jesus would be a person from the left. i do not want jim wallace's interpretation of the bible, or richard land, the two guests on at the same time yesterday. i do not want them turning their theological beliefs into public policy. we need to look at freedom of the press, equal treatment under the law. these are principles, values, and they do not derive from any one theological position. they are held by the great bulk of americans, and that is what politicians should turn to to make decisions. host: from andrew, omaha, nebraska. "what is mr. lynn's position on the pair indications that take place before each session of congress?" guest: i think the senate chaplain has an assistant, a big office. so many people here locally around capitol hill would be happy to volunteer for that job, and in fact then they would not have to have a paid
fort worth, texas, republican line, the morning. guest: if there is a christian right, there must be a pagan left. host: a lot of people would say that with jesus, with emphasis of helping the poor, jesus would be a person from the left. i do not want jim wallace's interpretation of the bible, or richard land, the two guests on at the same time yesterday. i do not want them turning their theological beliefs into public policy. we need to look at freedom of the press, equal treatment under the...
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we continue our 2012 one on one series with the governor of texas. then where is the christmas spirit on capitol hill? with the tax hike hanging in the balance, what will congress do? we'll get the latest on where negotiations stand from senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. plus, top republican candidates go negative on newt gingrich. we will ask our sunday panel if the frontrunner can weather the political storm. and our power player of the week helps wounded warriors get home for christmas. all right now on "fox news sunday." >> chris: hello again from fox news in washington. with just over three weeks until the iowa caucuses the republican candidates for president came out swinging last night at a debate in des moines. steve brown watched the action to see who scored and who missed. steve? >> reporter: chris, there were plenty of attempts to knock down newt gingrich the frontrunner a peg or two but the efforts came up short. >> we could start with his idea to have a lunar colony that would mine minerals from the moon. i'm not in favor of spen
we continue our 2012 one on one series with the governor of texas. then where is the christmas spirit on capitol hill? with the tax hike hanging in the balance, what will congress do? we'll get the latest on where negotiations stand from senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. plus, top republican candidates go negative on newt gingrich. we will ask our sunday panel if the frontrunner can weather the political storm. and our power player of the week helps wounded warriors get home for...
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the texas congressman has a loyal base of supporters in the state. some who have not stopped working since paul's bid for the presidency in 2008. but in a race that has cycled through several front-runners, iowa is still anyone's to win. terrell brown, cbs news, washington. >>> the burglars took practically everything. the christmas day crime and the one thing the victim really wants back. >>> how a store worker turned the tables on a man who tried to rob him. p maria medina on the christms 's left a >>> in this season of giving, it's about as selfish as you can get. maria medina on the christmas day burglary that left a widowed grandmother heartbroken. >> out of all the items stolen in her home, there is only one belonging she is asking for. her late husband's wedding ring. >> they were just the sweetest people would you meet. >> reporter: the happiest day of her life, marrying her one and only love frank. >> there is a card for their 50th anniversary and my grandfather, all my love for 50 years and always. >> reporter: after more than half century.
the texas congressman has a loyal base of supporters in the state. some who have not stopped working since paul's bid for the presidency in 2008. but in a race that has cycled through several front-runners, iowa is still anyone's to win. terrell brown, cbs news, washington. >>> the burglars took practically everything. the christmas day crime and the one thing the victim really wants back. >>> how a store worker turned the tables on a man who tried to rob him. p maria medina...
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the oklahoma and texas panhandles and eastern new mexico. snowfall amounts may range as high as a foot and a half in some places. >>> snow over the weekend hit parts of the midwest including indiana. the slippery conditions on the road caused some accidents and minor injuries. >>> to washington now. so many americans depend on is unknown. we all thought they had a deal after the senate battle it out and now lawmakers appear headed for another capital showdown. whit johnson has more. >> reporter: in a surprise move, house speaker john boehner rejected saturday's senate deal to extend the payroll tax holiday for two months. >> it's pretty clear that i and our members oppose the senate bill. it's only for two months. >> reporter: yesterday, boehner supported the measure, but following a series of calls with house republicans, he changed his mind. he now insists any deal should last for a year. >> i believe that two months is just kicking the can down the road. the american people are tired of that. frankly, i'm tired of it. >> reporter: biparti
the oklahoma and texas panhandles and eastern new mexico. snowfall amounts may range as high as a foot and a half in some places. >>> snow over the weekend hit parts of the midwest including indiana. the slippery conditions on the road caused some accidents and minor injuries. >>> to washington now. so many americans depend on is unknown. we all thought they had a deal after the senate battle it out and now lawmakers appear headed for another capital showdown. whit johnson has...
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we continue our 2012 one on one series with the governor of texas. then where is the christmas spirit on capitol hill? with the tax hike hanging in the balance, what will congress do? we'll get the latest on where negotiations stand from senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. plus, top republican candidates go negative on newt gingrich. we will ask our sunday panel if the frontrunner can weather the political storm. and our power player of the week helps wounded warriors get home for christmas. all right now on "fox news sunday." >> chris: hello again from fox news in washington. with just over three weeks until the iowa caucuses the republican candidates for president came out swinging last night at a debate in des moines. steve brown watched the action to see who scored and who missed. steve? >> reporter: chris, there were plenty of attempts to knock down newt gingrich the frontrunner a peg or two but the efforts came up short. >> we could start with his idea to have a lunar colony that would mine minerals from the moon. i'm not in favor of spen
we continue our 2012 one on one series with the governor of texas. then where is the christmas spirit on capitol hill? with the tax hike hanging in the balance, what will congress do? we'll get the latest on where negotiations stand from senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. plus, top republican candidates go negative on newt gingrich. we will ask our sunday panel if the frontrunner can weather the political storm. and our power player of the week helps wounded warriors get home for...